Stan Shaw
Personal Info
Known for
Acting
Gender
Male
Birthday
1952-07-14 (72 years old)
Place of Birth
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Stan Shaw
Biography
Stan Shaw (born July 14, 1952) is an American actor.
Born in Chicago, Illinois, he is the son of Bertha Shaw and saxophonist Eddie Shaw, and cousin of the late soul singers Sam Cooke and Tyrone Davis. Shaw started his acting career in the Chicago production of the Broadway musical Hair as well as the Broadway production of The Me Nobody Knows. His last Broadway show, Via Galactica was directed by Sir Peter Hall.
Before becoming an actor, Shaw was a karate, judo, and jujutsu instructor in Chicago. He holds first dan black belt in judo and jujutsu and a second dan in karate.
Shaw appeared in Rocky (1976) as Dipper, another boxer. In a deleted scene, Dipper, infuriated by the attention Rocky has received, challenges him before a television reporter. He also played a professional fighter in Tough Enough (1983), Harlem Nights (1989), and Snake Eyes (1998). One of his most notable roles was his appearance as Alex Haley's maternal grandfather Will Palmer in the 1979 miniseries Roots: The Next Generations. Another highly notable role was Private Washington in The Boys in Company C (1978). Shaw also played in The Great Santini (1979) as Toomer Smalls with Robert Duvall and David Keith. After a part in the 1991 film Fried Green Tomatoes, he had a role in the 1995 comedy Houseguest alongside Sinbad and appeared as a pirate in Cutthroat Island with Geena Davis. His television credits include episodes of Matlock, Murder, She Wrote, The X-Files, and a 2009 episode of CSI.
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Acting
(2023)
A Nashville Legacy
as Franklin Berryhall
(2023)
(2020)
The Pale Door
as Lester
(2019)
A Christmas Winter Song
as Fred
(2018)
Drive Me to Vegas and Mars
as Cowboy
(2017)
Jeepers Creepers 3
as Sheriff Tashtego
(2016)
Cassidy Way
as Kane
(2013)
(2003)
Detonator
as Robert Brickland
(2000)
Freedom Song
as Archie Mullen
(1998)
Snake Eyes
as Lincoln Tyler
(1998)
Rag and Bone
as Det. Ritchie
(1996)
Daylight
as George Tyrell
(1995)
Cutthroat Island
as Glasspoole
(1995)
Houseguest
as Larry the Tattoo Artist
(1993)
Body of Evidence
as Charles Biggs
(1993)
Rising Sun
as Phillips
(1993)
Lifepod
as Parker
(1993)
(1991)
Fried Green Tomatoes
as Big George
(1990)
Fear
as Detective Webber
(1990)
The Court-Martial of Jackie Robinson
as Joe Louis
(1989)
Harlem Nights
as Jack Jenkins
(1988)
Red River
as Jack Byrd
(1987)
The Monster Squad
as Detective Sapir
(1987)
Billionaire Boys Club
as Frank Booker
(1987)
The Three Kings
as Paul
(1986)
The Gladiator
as Joe Barker
(1986)
Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story
as Harold Moss
(1986)
Under Siege
as Nick Tutman
(1986)
Busted Up
as Angie
(1985)
Displaced Person
as Sergeant
(1985)
When Dreams Come True
as Harry Jenks
(1984)
Runaway
as Marvin
(1983)
Tough Enough
as P.T. Coolidge
(1983)
(1980)
Scared Straight! Another Story
as Carl Jones
(1979)
The Great Santini
as Toomer Smalls
(1978)
The Boys in Company C
as Pfc / Sgt. Tyrone Washington
(1976)
Rocky
as Dipper
(1976)
The Bingo Long Traveling All-Stars & Motor Kings
as Esquire Joe
(1976)
Street Killing
as Mitchell Small
(1975)
Darktown Strutters
as Raunchy
(1974)
Truck Turner
as Fontana
(1974)
TNT Jackson
as Charlie